dec11b.indd C&RL News December 2011 640 ACRL Midwinter meetings in Dallas A brief overview conference circuit Board of Directors Board of Directors Meeting I: Saturday January 21, 1:30-5:30 p.m.* Board of Directors Meeting II: Monday January 23, 1:30-4:30 p.m. *Guests are invited to address the Board during the open mic period from 5:00–5:30 p.m.; those who wish to speak should arrive by 5:00 p.m. Interest groups Academic Library Services to Interna- tional Students Interest Group: Sunday, January 22, 2:00-3:30 p.m. Health Sciences Interest Group: Satur- day January 21, 8:00-10:00 a.m. Residency Interest Group: Saturday January 21, 4:00-5:30 p.m. Virtual Worlds Interest Group: Saturday January 21, 4:00-5:30 p.m. Forums ACRL/SPARC Forum: Saturday January 21, 4:00-5:30 p.m. New Standards for Libraries in High- er Education Forum: Saturday January 21, 8:00-10:00 a.m. Update on ACRL’s Value of Academic Libraries Initiative: Sunday January 22, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. ACRL special events at 2012 ALA Midwinter Meeting Friday, January 20 Instruction Section. Soiree. No registra- tion required. 5:30-7:00 p.m. Contact: Nicole Pagowsky, nicolepagowsky@gmail.com and Boglarka (Bogi) Huddleston, bhuddleston@ uta.edu Anthropology and Sociology Section. Social. No registration required. 6:00-9:00 p.m. Contact: Helen P. Clements, helen. clements@okstate.edu or Annie Paprocki, an- nie.paprocki@gmail.com Community and Junior College Libraries Section. Friday Night Dinner. 7:00-9:00 p.m. Contact: Ann Coder, acoder@dcccd.edu Saturday, January 21 Distance Learning Section. Social at the Butcher Shop Steak House. 5:00-7:00 p.m. Contact: Anne Marie Casey, caseya3@erau.edu Complete information about ACRL meet- ings, including a full list of committee meetings and locations, will be available on the ALA Midwinter Meeting Web site at Midwinter Meeting information online www.alamidwinter.org. Fully registered at- tendees can create a personalized agenda and search for meeting, program, event times, and locations. December 2011 641 C&RL News Balancing Baby and Book: Sunday, January 22, 4:00-5:30 p.m. Topic: Meet with other parents to discuss the challenges of balancing family and professional inter- ests. Copyright: Saturday, January 21, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Topic: Orphan works and the HathiTrust litigation Heads of Public Services: Saturday, January 21, 4:00-5:30 p.m. Topic: Assess- ing public services and public services re- design Information Commons: Saturday, January 21, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Top- ic: Follow-up discussion about assessment of your commons. What aspects of your commons have you assessed? How? What assessment tools are effective? How do you respond to these assessments to improve the quality of facilities or service? Library and Information Science Collections: Sunday, January 22, 8:00- 10:00 a.m. Topic: Current issues MLA International Bibliography in Academic Libraries: Saturday, January 21, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ACRL Discussion Groups Media Resources: Meeting virtually. Contact Catherine H. Michael, cmichael@ ithaca.edu Topic: Media Resources and the Law New Members: Sunday, January 22, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Topic: What I Wish I’d Learned in Library School Personnel Administrators & Staff Development Officers: Saturday, Janu- ary 21, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.; Sunday, January 22, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Top- ic: A discussion of topical issues, emerging trends, and best practices by personnel and staff development managers. Scholarly Communication: Sunday, January 22, 4:00-5:30 p.m. Topic: The topic and speakers are chosen 60 to 90 days before the conference based on issues that are most relevant at that time. Undergraduate Libraries: Monday, January 23, 8:00-10:00 a.m. Topic: Issues surrounding library services and collec- tions geared specifically for undergradu- ates. University Libraries Section. Social at the Magnolia Hotel. 5:30-7:00 p.m. Contact: Jason Martin, jason.martin@ucf.edu Sunday, January 22 Science and Technology Section. Dinner. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Contact: John Meier, meier@ psu.edu We’ve already scheduled our next Get a Clue scavenger hunt for spring 2012. This time with the idea in mind to recruit student leaders and staff from our departments to assist in planning and implementing the next amazing race across campus. Notes 1. The Albert self-help knowledgebase is available at albert.carthage.edu. 2. The student-created video is available at http://youtu.be/Xv3eC-xpRbs. 3. The Dean of Student’s Office is on Face- book at www.facebook.com/carthagedos. (“Get a clue” continued from page 639)